The father of Pizza King owner Palminder Sangha is missing and Surrey RCMPare now wondering if it was his dismembered body that was found in therestaurant's oven earlier this month.

Bikker Singh Sangha, 64, was living with Palminder Sangha and his familybefore he left last month on a visit to India.

Police say Sangha returned to Vancouver July 26 but has not been seen sinceAug. 4, when body parts were found smouldering on four pizza trays in thefamily's Surrey pizza shop oven, although he has not been reported missing bythe family.

"There's a good possibility he's the victim," Surrey RCMP Insp. LarryGallagher said Wednesday.

Firefighters discovered the body after being called to the Pizza King at12012-88th Ave. by a passer-by who noticed smoke coming from the building.

The Sangha family refused to be interviewed when contacted by The VancouverSun.

Gallagher said police officers attempting to identify the body were checkinginto all cases of missing persons in B.C. when they discovered Sanghawasmissing.

Initially, an autopsy done on the remains resulted in police believing thevictim was in his late teens or early 20s. Gallagher said indentifying theremains and finding the exact cause of death is posing a problem for policebecause the body was so badly burned.

He said police are now trying to locate dental records for Bikker SinghSangha, hoping they will aid in making a positive identification.

Bikker Sangha is described as 168 centimetres tall, weighing 59 kilograms,with very short gray hair and protruding upper front teeth. He was last seenwearing light green East Indian pyjamas.

RCMP want to hear from anyone who may have seen Bikker Sangha since hisarrival at Vancouver International Airport aboard a Singapore Airlines' flightfrom New Delhi.

Police also said Sangha may have been working recently on a farm in theFraser Valley area.

A special tips line has been established to handle all calls on theinvestigation. The number is 599-7617.